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With their sights set clearly on Etihad’s Apartment and Qatar’s Qsuite – Singapore ups their game
I had the pleasure of flying in Suites this past Spring and it was an incredible experience. The service is second to none and the space, privacy, and exclusivity is impressive. However, Suites Class has been around for a long time, and recently Singapore’s rivals have stepped forward with new products that have redefined First and business class. Etihad introduced the Apartment, a cabin that puts suites opposite one-another alonga single aisle on an A380. Qatar recently premiered their Qsuite: a business class capable of converting into a four seat family cabin, as well as the ability to combine neighboring seats into one bed. Singapore has responded with advancements
One single suite. Holy Schmoly!
Separate chair and bed. Unreal. The suites also feature a ton of storage, personal vanity, 32 inch tv and the bed flips up if you’re not using it. Two bathrooms for a cabin that totals just 6 seats on the upper level of the A380. I’ve read other’s first impressions which seem to rag on the color choices, but I really like them. Simple, understated, and rich. Sign me up.
And you can see the wall dropped making two suites into one. Talk about luxury!
And the new business class
As you can see the layout of the cabin is the same as it was before: 1-2-1. The seats, however, feature more storage space and privacy compared to the old design by utilizing carbon fiber which allows them to fit 78 seats into business.
Here you can see the seat with the privacy divider up…
And then a demo of the seats combined – similar to the QSuites.
Video of the new products:
Here is a link to the official Singapore Airlines release page. The first route to receive the new product will be from Singapore to Sydney on December 18th.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred is a great starter card that earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based.
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
80k offer in branch currently – I think this should be online soon
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Super solid welcome offer.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex℠and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash , Ink Business Unlimited you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
- 3x on dining
- including eligible delivery services for takeout
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards – Chase Travel Portal
- $50 Annual Credit on hotel stays purchased via Ultimate Rewards/Chase Travel
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel Portal and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including primary rental car insurance, purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 13 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in the Chase Travel center for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Primary rental car coverage is my favorite
There is currently an 80k offer after $4k spend in 3 months available in branch, and up to 90k after $6k spend in 6 months. I suspect some version of this will be online soon if you don’t want the hassle of going into a branch.
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 60k is a very, very good offer. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back. .
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.